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Trip to Mars, the Picture Book, or, How the Ship Became a Fantastical Theater Stage

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on March 28, 2014 by Michael D. SmithJuly 12, 2020

My first “novel,” Trip to Mars, was fifty-five penciled pages in a small yellow notebook, starring Jack Commer and outlining the horrors of a 2033 World War IV and the evacuation of Earth’s surviving population to Mars.  Was the sixth … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Process, Drawing, Early Writing, Jack Commer, Martian Marauders, Nonprofit Chronowar, Novels, Publishing, Science Fiction, Self-Publishing, Stories, Trip to Mars, Videos, Writing, Writing Process | 4 Replies

On Achieving a Slice of the Dream

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on January 24, 2014 by Michael D. SmithJune 12, 2015

Novel publication by a royalty-paying publisher is a major milestone, and feels a hundred times better than self-publishing.  It means a lot that Double Dragon Publishing has acknowledged my potential.  I’ve also enjoyed learning much more about this entire process … Continue reading →

Posted in Double Dragon Publishing, Dreams, Jack Commer, Martian Marauders, Novels, Publishing, Reviews, Science Fiction, Self-Publishing, Writing, Writing Process | 2 Replies

Laurie Lachrer, an Excerpt from The Wounded Frontier

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on December 12, 2013 by Michael D. SmithJuly 11, 2020

The Wounded Frontier has been accepted for publication by Double Dragon Publishing.  In Book Five of the Jack Commer science fiction series, Supreme Commander Jack Commer pushes for exploration far beyond Sol in the untested Typhoon V when a star … Continue reading →

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The Irregular Origin of The Martian Marauders

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on October 19, 2013 by Michael D. SmithJuly 11, 2020

My science fiction novel The Martian Marauders was published in 2012 by Double Dragon Publishing.  I really didn’t write it in the eighth grade! Well, okay, it’s true that the somewhat dysfunctional Commer family and the history of the evacuation … Continue reading →

Posted in Double Dragon Publishing, Early Writing, Jack Commer, Martian Marauders, Nonprofit Chronowar, Novels, Publishing, Science Fiction, Writing, Writing Process | 6 Replies

The First Childhood Appearance of Jack Commer, September 19, 1962

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on June 30, 2013 by Michael D. SmithSeptember 24, 2014

Although I began writing at age seven in July 1960, I stopped after the demise of The Gore Book in the spring or summer of 1961.  (More musing is forthcoming on the unholy Götterdämmerung of The Gore Book collaboration with … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse and Delusion, Drawing, Early Writing, Jack Commer, Martian Marauders, Nonprofit Chronowar, Novels, Science Fiction, Stories, The Wounded Frontier, Trip to Mars, Writing, Writing Process | 6 Replies

Hopefully Fun Draft Book Covers

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on June 25, 2013 by Michael D. SmithJuly 11, 2020

I’ve been making my own EPUB versions of various working novels (using the Calibre program, which has gotten good reviews and which I recommend highly) to see how a novel comes across in that format, and to do yet another … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse and Delusion, Double Dragon Publishing, Drawing, Editing, Jack Commer, Marketing, Nonprofit Chronowar, Novels, Publishing, Science Fiction, Self-Publishing, The First Twenty Steps, The Wounded Frontier, Trip to Mars, Writing, Writing Process | 2 Replies

Nonprofit Chronowar, Book Three of the Jack Commer Series

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on May 28, 2013 by Michael D. SmithJuly 11, 2020

The third book of the Jack Commer series, Nonprofit Chronowar, is now available from Double Dragon Publishing in numerous eBook formats including EPUB, MOBI (Kindle format), PDF, and HTML, as well as in a paperback edition. The Overview Ranna Kikken … Continue reading →

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Introduction to The Wounded Frontier

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on May 6, 2013 by Michael D. SmithJuly 11, 2020

Who would ever have thought that the fascist Alpha Centaurian Grid, linking twenty trillion citizens of the seventeen suns of the Alpha Centaurian Empire to their psychopathic Emperor, would turn out to have an important benefit to humanity?  I’m working … Continue reading →

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The First Twenty Steps on Smashwords

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on April 18, 2013 by Michael D. SmithJune 27, 2019

Now available on Smashwords in numerous e-formats Just released from six years in prison, unsure how to meet basic needs, biker Harry finds a kindred spirit in Roberta, in thrall to a depraved motorcycle gang. But the passive-aggressive leader of … Continue reading →

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Perpetual Starlit Night in Twisted Tails VII

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on April 7, 2013 by Michael D. SmithJuly 11, 2020

My science fiction story, “Perpetual Starlit Night” has been published in the anthology Twisted Tails VII: Irreverence, edited by J. Richard Jacobs and available from Double Dragon Publishing in eBook and paperback formats. The stories in this ongoing anthology all … Continue reading →

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